2026 Call for Abstracts is Open!

Share Your Thought Leadership, Solutions, and Real Life Case Studies in FM Campus Technology   

Deadline to submit is April 20, 2026

Share your experiences and best practices with colleagues from across the nation. Since CFTA is a non-profit organization run by volunteers and limited support staff, all money received pays for future conferences and community resources so we cannot offer registration discounts to presenters. However, as you will find listed below, there are many benefits to presenting and participating at this higher level of involvement.

Breakout sessions are typically 45 minutes and take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the conference. Topics of special interest from post-conference survey respondents are provided to serve as suggestions, but proposals are not limited to topics on this list. 

Benefits of Presenting

• Share your expertise with peers in the industry
• Receive recognition and feedback about your practice or program
• Play an important role in leading a national conference
• Expand your professional portfolio
• Be part of a dynamic community that has made CFTA's conference a collaborative and resourceful event since 1989
• Campus presenters get a chance to win a free registration to next year's CFTA conference 
• For Business Partner sponsors to be eligible for the Ellington Innovation Award, a campus member must actively partner and participate in your presentation 

Business Partner Requirements to Present 

• We welcome Business Partner Presenters! To be considered, you must signup as a sponsor within 2 weeks of being notified that your abstract has been accepted. You can learn more and register as a sponsor here.

Information requested on the abstract submission form

• Presentation
• Presentation title (max 80 characters including spaces)
• Presentation description (max 500 characters including spaces)
• Presentation category (chosen from list) - Primary and Related.
• Main presenter
• Name
• Position title
• Organization
• Department name
• Email
• Bio (max 250 characters including spaces)
• Additional presenters - optional (max 2 additional presenters)
• Name
• Position title
• Organization
• Department name
• Email 

• Additional Information - optional (max 1000 characters including spaces)

Presenter Guidelines